In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
PythagorasRead
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
Interpretation
Friends support each other on the journey of life towards happiness.
This quote by Pythagoras emphasizes the importance of friendship in navigating life's challenges. Friends are not just acquaintances; they are companions who should help one another to overcome obstacles and strive for a happier existence together, highlighting the collaborative aspect of achieving joy in life.
In practice
During a speech at a wedding, you can emphasize the importance of friendship in the couple's journey together.
In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.
If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Two are better than one,because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lif' up his fellow, but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, for he hath not another to help him up.
To clink glasses of a freshly made, seasonal beer, preferably in a pub or garden, with friends and perhaps new acquaintances, is a ritual that makes every participant feel good. We may not rationalize this at the time, but it gives us a sense of place in our common community and our time in the tides of life on earth. This is a way to value beer and treat it with respect.
When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
Being able to make friends and keep them, welcoming others and sharing with them, a guide, philosopher and friend. One like this will be praised.
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